oxamethane
/ˌɒksəˈmiːθeɪn/Chemistry. Now rare and historical
noun
The ethyl ester, NH2CO·COOCH2CH3, of oxamic acid; ethyl oxamate.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Thomson. Apparently from oxam- + ethane, although the adjective is first attested later.
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